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Figures
GAZETTE, 26TH
MAY, 1877.
273
to denote the Force
of the
Wind.
1877.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
CAPE D'ÁGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
POLICE STATION, GAP. HEIGHT 1,300 FEET.
1
DAY AND
BA10-
HOUR.
DATE.
METE:
THERMOMETER.
WEA- BARO-
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
◊ TO 12.
THER. METER
BARO- WEA-
THER. METER
THERMOMETER.
Ù TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
BARO-
In inches during previous
METER
Attd. Max. Miu. Dry. Wet.
Attd. |Max. Min. Dry. Wet. | Direct.
Force.
Attd. Max. Mmm. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
24 hours.
Saturday,
9 29.92 74.0)
19th
May,
3
74.0 72.0 b.c.m. Noon 29.91 76.0 78.0 71.0 76,0; 73.5 0.c. 29.83 77.0
29.80 76.0
:
77.0 75.0 0.c.
:
29.87 78.0 77.0 71.0) 77.0, 75.0! E
29 80 73.0
: 2
75.0 73.0 E
2
g.in.
29.8875.5
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■
77.0 71.0 N
1
o.m.
:
1
g.m.
29.38 76.0 76.0 69.0 77.0 72.0 NE
2
N
C.V.
0.80
:
78.0 77.0 Calin
0
g.m.t.l.
29.81 76.0
:
:
74.0 73.0 N
2
o.in.
Sunday,
9
29.92 75.0
..
20th
May,
3
29.86 78.0
75.0 72.00.c.m. 29.83 76,0)
Noon 29.92 76.0 80.0 73.0 76.9 78.0 0.c.m. 29.85 78.0; 80.0 72.0 77.0 74.0, N 78.0 74.0 b.c. 29.83 78.0
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75.0 71.0. Calm
0
g.m.p. 29.84 76.0
..
73.5 72.0 N
4
0.V.
I
g.m.
29.80 | 76.5 79.5 71.0 74.0 72,0 NNE
4
b.c.m.
1.34
78.0 75.0: SE
1
be.
29.89 77,0|
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74.5 72.0 NE
3
b.c.v.
9
May,
3
29.8775.0
Monday, 29.95 75.0 75.0 73.0 b.c.m. 29.87 77.01 77.0 720 E 21st Noon 29.91 75.0 80.0, 73.0 75.0 71.0 b c.m. 29.90 | 78.0 79.0 73.0 76.5 73.0 E 75.0 72.0 0.c.m. 29.85 78.0 76.5 71.0 E
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4
b.c.
29.88 76.5
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75.0 73.0 ENE
b.c.
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4
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29.89 76.0 77.0 75.0 71.0' 75.0] NE 29.84 75.0
5
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0.11
74.0 71.0 NE
12
o.in.
Tuesday,
9
May,
3
29.90 | 73.0; 73.0 73.00.c.r. 22nd Noon 29.87 | 74.0 77.0 72.5 74.0 72.0 o.c.r. 29.8074.01 74.0 72.0 0.c.r.
29.83 76.0
74.0 78.0 E
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4
o.r.
29.83 75.0
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29.82 78.0 77.0 73.0 74.5 73.0 E 29.77 76.0
4
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350:0
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75.0) 75,0| NE
29.80 75.5 75.0 70.0 75.5 74.0 NE
5
10
r.
1.
0.48
23rd
May.
Wednesday,} 9 29.78 80.0! 80.0 77.0 0.c.m." 29.71 79.0| Noon 29.80 78.5 81.0 73.0 80.0; 77.0 b.c. 29.7579.0 79.0 77.0 b.c.
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75.0 74.0 E
4
g.m.
29.7476.0
:
76.0 72.0 NE
5
1.
:
79.0 77.0; Calm
0
g.in.
29.73 76.0!
29.74 80.0 79.0 73.0 78.0 77.5| Calm 29.74 80.0
0
o.p.
78.0 77.0 NW
:
1
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78.0 76.0 WSW
2
0.1.
29.74 77.0; 81.0 74.0 76.5 75.5 NE b.c.m. 29.70 75.5
2
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o.m.
0.75
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75.0 74.0|| NE
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:
May,
3
:
Thursday, 9 29.8875.0 75.0 73.00.c.m. 29.81 78.0 24th Noon 29.89 77,5 80.5 74.5| 77.0 73.5| b.c. 29.86 | 77.0 77.0 78.0 b.e.
:
76.0 74.0 NE
2
b.c.
29.83 76.0
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| 74.0 72.0 NE
קי
o.ni.
;
29.57 80.0 79.5 74.5 77,0 74.0 ENE 29.85 78.0j 77.0 74.0 E
2 b.c.
2
b.c.
:
29.83 77.0 78.0 72.0 76.0 73.0 NNE 29.82 77.0 73.0 72.0 E
5 b.c.m.
0.00
5
LO
b.c.m.
Friday,
9 29.95 76.0
·
76.5 72.0 E
2
b.c.
**
25th
2
b.c.
May,
3
29.9175.0..
75.0
:
77.0 76.5 E
2
b.c.
29.87 77.9 74 0,71.0, NE 29.90 76.0 76.0 70.0 74.5 70.0 NE 29.88 76.0. 75.0 69.5 NE
+4
76.0 74.0 b.c.m. 29.88 77.0 Noon 29.9775.0 80.0 71.5 75.0 70.0 b.c.m. 29.00 77.0 77.0 72.0 76.5 72.0 E 75.0 70.0 b.c.m. 29.90 77.0]
STATE OF WEATHER-6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; 9. gloomy; h. hail; . lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 4. squally; 7. rain; s. snow: . thunder; . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; 7. visibility. Objects at a distance unusually visible; w. wet (dew). NOTE:—A bar (-) under any letter augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
5
b.c.m
4 c.m.
0.00
5 b.c.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
WEA-BARO-] THER. METER;
WINDS
HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
RAIN FALL.
Atta. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Fores.
THERMOMETER.
Att L. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Furce.
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
In inches
during previous
24 hours.
71.0 71.0 NNE
6
f.m.
28.17 70.0)
70.0 69.0 S
3
o.f.
78.0 66.0 74.0 74.0 NNE
G f.m.
28.15 72.0 71.0 65.0 71.0 71.0 S
5
o.f.
0.33
75.0 75.0 NNE
6
f.m.
28.11 71.5
0 1
71.0 71.0 SW
3
o.f.
:
73.5 73.0 NNE
4
f.m.
28.16 69.0
68.0 69.A
2
o.f.
76.0 66.0 69.0 69.0 NNE
4
f.m.
28.17 70.0 69.5 67.5 69.0 60.0 E
2
o.m.
1.25
71.5 71.0 NNE
4
f.m.
28.12 71.0
71.0 70.0 Calm
U
o.m.
69.0 67.5 NNE
6
b.c.
28.14 67,0
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77.0 08.0, 69.0 48,0 _NNE
$ b.e.
28.14 68.0 67.0 65.0 67.0 67.0 E
21:
67.5 66. NNE
*
ទ
b.c.
28.11 68.0
:Ê:|:
67.0 66.00 E
4
c.m.
5
o.f.
0.10
67.0 66.5 E
o.f.
68.0 07.0 NNE
ទ
f.m.
28.11❘ 68 0
68.0 67.5 E
5
fr.
:
77.0 68.0 69.0 68.0 NNE
9
f.in.
25.11 68.5 68.0 66.0 68,0 63.0; E
3
o.c.r.
67.5 66.0 NNE
7
f.m.
28.01 | 69,0|
68.7 68.0 E
3
f.m.
:
68.5 68,5 SSW
4
f.in.
28.03 72.0
71.0 70.5 SW
4
f.m.
77.0 (8 78.5 73.5 SW
6
f.m.
28.07 73.0 72.0 67.5, 72.0 72.0 SW
3
f.m.
0.20
74.0 74.0. Calm
0 f.m.
28.05 73.0
72.0 72.0 NNE
2
f.m.
69.0 69.0, NNE
G
f.ui.
28.12 69.0
:
69.5 68.5 E
3
f.in.
77.0 68.0 71.0 70.0 NNE
4
b.c.
71.0 70.0 NNE
4
b.c.
28.11 70.0
28.12 72.0 71.0 68.0 71.0 70.0 E 70.0 69.5 SE
B
o.in.
0.00
3
o.m.
:
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69.5 67.5 NNE
S
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b.c. 28.16 69.0
69.0 68.0' ESE
3
0.m.
69.0 67.0 NNE
69.5 66.5 NNE
6
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7 b.c. 23.18 | 69.0, 68.0] 66.0 68.0 68.0, ESE b.c. 28.15 70.0
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0.m.
0.00
69.0 68.0 ESE
3
0.m.
VICTORIA PEAK,
21
40
انه
0 to
03H6161758乩
26 30
70 — 80
above 86
3 ... ... ... ... |
36
- 69
285880885%
44
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Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Light Air Light Breeze Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze.
Fresh Breeze.
Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale.
Strong Gale
10
Whole Gale
11
Storm.
12
Hurricane..
Just sufficient to give steerage may,
With which the above Ship with all sail ( 1 to 2 krots set and clean full would go in snooth 3 to 4 water..
(5 to 6
Royals,
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reets and T. G. Sails. full and by
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &c.
Close Reefs and Courses.
In which she could just bear close-reefel Main Topsail and reefed Feresail
Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles....
Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Description of Wind.
Wind.
0
Calm